September 5, 2026 · AL West
Arizona Diamondbacks vs Houston Astros
vs
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B3 | Isaac Paredes | Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Yainer Diaz scores. Taylor Trammell scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. | AZ 0, HOU 2 |
| T5 | Geraldo Perdomo | Geraldo Perdomo out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Tim Tawa scores. | AZ 1, HOU 2 |
| B5 | Isaac Paredes | Isaac Paredes singles on a fly ball to second baseman Ketel Marte, deflected by center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. Jeremy Peña scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. | AZ 1, HOU 3 |
| T7 | Lars Nootbaar | Lars Nootbaar doubles (13) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Tim Tawa scores. Ryan Waldschmidt to 3rd. | AZ 2, HOU 3 |
| T8 | Ketel Marte | Ketel Marte homers (22) on a fly ball to right field. | AZ 3, HOU 3 |
| T10 | Gabriel Moreno | Gabriel Moreno singles on a line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Ildemaro Vargas scores. | AZ 4, HOU 3 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Diamondbacks
AWAY
4
Brandon Pfaadt started for Diamondbacks, leaving trailing 2–3.
workload · innings pitched
-
Brandon Pfaadt
Starter
6.1
93
3
4
Pitch-by-pitch: what Brandon Pfaadt threw
CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 54% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 32 34% 2 2 9 12 7 Sweeper 21 23% 4 0 1 9 7 Curveball 14 15% 2 4 2 5 1 Sinker 10 11% 3 0 2 2 3 Changeup 8 9% 0 0 3 4 1 Cutter 8 9% 2 3 0 1 2 - Kevin Ginkel Middle 0.2 12 0 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Juan Morillo Setup 1.0 19 0 1
- Jonathan Loáisiga Middle 1.0 17 0 2 W
- Brandyn Garcia Setup 1.0 13 0 2 SV
Astros
HOME
3
Ethan Pecko started for Astros, leaving with a 2–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Kai-Wei Teng took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Ethan Pecko
Starter
4.1
81
1
2
Pitch-by-pitch: what Ethan Pecko threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 47% 4.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sweeper 26 32% 1 5 3 11 6 Four-Seam Fastball 15 19% 1 4 2 7 1 Sinker 12 15% 0 1 4 4 3 Cutter 12 15% 0 2 2 3 5 Curveball 12 15% 1 3 2 5 1 Changeup 4 5% 0 0 1 3 0 - Enyel De Los Santos Middle 1.2 22 0 2 inherited 2, 1 scored
- Kai-Wei Teng Middle 0.1 17 1 1 HLD
- AJ Blubaugh Middle 1.2 31 1 2 BS inherited 2, 1 scored
- Josh Hader Closer 1.0 10 0 1
- Bryan King Setup 1.0 10 1 0 L
Where the game turned
1 run
- Moreno 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · AZ
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ildemaro Vargas DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .292 | .383 | .675 | |
| Geraldo Perdomo SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .357 | .365 | .722 | |
| Gabriel Moreno C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .380 | .469 | .849 | 2B |
| Ketel Marte 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .317 | .449 | .766 | HR (22) |
| Corbin Carroll RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .334 | .465 | .799 | 2B |
| Nolan Arenado 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .307 | .418 | .725 | |
| Tim Tawa 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .238 | .299 | .389 | .688 | |
| Ryan Waldschmidt LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .266 | .331 | .378 | .709 | |
| Lars Nootbaar DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .234 | .338 | .377 | .715 | 2B |
| Max Kepler LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .205 | .262 | .303 | .565 |
HOME · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .274 | .327 | .461 | .788 | |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .315 | .434 | .597 | 1.031 | |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .358 | .423 | .781 | |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .305 | .395 | .700 | 2B |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .291 | .359 | .650 | |
| Christian Walker 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .300 | .422 | .722 | |
| Taylor Trammell LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .206 | .291 | .362 | .653 | 2B |
| Cam Smith RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .280 | .391 | .671 | 3B |
| Yainer Diaz C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .294 | .429 | .723 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · AZ
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Pfaadt | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 3.53 | |
| Kevin Ginkel | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4.14 | |
| Juan Morillo | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2.08 | |
| Jonathan Loáisiga | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2.35 | W |
| Brandyn Garcia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2.14 | SV |
HOME · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Pecko | 4.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 5.19 | |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4.32 | |
| Kai-Wei Teng | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4.76 | HLD |
| AJ Blubaugh | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 3.07 | BS |
| Josh Hader | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.69 | |
| Bryan King | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4.67 | L |
Manager comparison
AWAY · AZ
Lineup 4.2 R
Bunts 4.8 R
IBBs 4.0 R
HOME · HOU
Lineup 5.5 R
Bunts 2.3 R
IBBs 0.7 R
Recent form
AWAY · AZ
4-6
W2
-3 run diff
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HOME · HOU
3-7
L3
-18 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with AZ listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.